Erica Shaffer is an American actress with a extensive career in television, film, and voice-over work for animation. Born on March 6, 1970, in San Diego, California, she developed a foundation in performance through dance with The California Ballet Company during her youth. She pursued formal training in acting, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona.

Shaffer's voice acting career in anime is notable for encompassing a wide range of characters, from lead heroines to villains, in various English-language adaptations produced during the late 1990s and early 2000s. One of her earliest confirmed roles in the medium is the character Lily in the 1992 animated feature Spirit of Wonder: Scientific Boys Club. This work is part of a broader portfolio in the genre that includes significant roles such as Yuka Kiritake and Aquira in Nazca, Vice-Principal Reiko Mukogawa in I My Me! Strawberry Eggs, Satsuki in Amazing Nurse Nanako, and Harumi Chono in Paranoia Agent. She also provided voices for other series popular in the anime community, including Kanu Uncho in Ikki Tousen, as well as roles in Texhnolyze, R.O.D the TV, and Ergo Proxy.

Beyond animation, her voice-over skills have been utilized for radio commercials and documentaries for networks such as The Learning Channel and The History Channel. Her professional background is complemented by a strong foundation in theater, with favorite stage roles including Portia in The Merchant of Venice and Ruth in Harvey at the Laguna Playhouse. She maintains active memberships in several major performers' unions, including the Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and Actors' Equity Association.